{"product_id":"stray-paperback-3","title":"Stray - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard Farai Matambo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKwame Dawes\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Zimbabwean writer Bernard Farai Matambo's poems in \u003cem\u003eStray\u003c\/em\u003e favor a prose-shaped line as they uncover the contradictory impulses in search of emotional and intellectual truth. \u003cem\u003eStray\u003c\/em\u003e not only captures the essence of identity but also eloquently articulates the pain of displacement and speaks to the vulnerability of Africans who have left their native continent. This collection delicately examines the theme of migration--migration in a literal, geographic sense; migration of language from one lexicon to another; migration of a poem toward prose--and the instability of the creative experience in the broader sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Farai Matambo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis an assistant professor of creative writing at Oberlin College. His prose and poetry have appeared in several publications, including \u003ci\u003eCopper Nickel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Orleans Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOhioana Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePleiades\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlume\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42117335711879,"sku":"9781496205582","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4fe050b8c45e9eaa18ee61c62c9e7420.webp?v=1732523737","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/stray-paperback-3","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}